Alfred Ritz
Alfred Ritz (born March 10, 1914 in Voerde ; † April 12, 1982 in Bonn ) was a German brigadier general .
Life
Ritz fought during World War II a . a. as commander of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Panzer Grenadier Regiment on the Eastern Front and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on December 11, 1944 . He ended the war as a major .
On February 1, 1956, he joined the Bundeswehr . On September 30, 1971, he was retired with the rank of Brigadier General.
Honors
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearer 1939–1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 633.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ritz, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German brigadier general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Voerde |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1982 |
| Place of death | Bonn |